They were deadly, destructive and came with little warning. Here’s what to know about the biggest floods in U.S. history. “Floods are powerful because moving water carries tremendous force,” says Kate ...

North Carolina has faced catastrophic flooding from hurricanes, with inland water damage often surpassing the destruction caused by wind.

Here is a list of notable non-water floods throughout history, from around the world. A non-water flood in this context is the unfortunate event where a substance (like molasses) floods from a storage ...

The floods and landslides that have killed more than 1,350 people in recent weeks are a grim reminder of the risks of a warming planet. By David Gelles Our warming world has many ways of inflicting ...

Had the flash flood occurred in the middle of the night, hundreds — if not thousands — of campers would have been asleep in their tents and RVs.

Ninety years ago this month, the Connecticut River forced a reckoning across Western Massachusetts. In March 1936, floodwaters surged through the Connecticut River Valley, inundating streets, rail ...